Automatically caching and sending electronic signatures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10217076-B2
Application number	US-201715712308-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2017
Priority date	Feb 27, 2017
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method for automatically caching and sending electronic signatures is provided. The method includes storing, by a mobile device, a digital signature, wherein the digital signature is associated with information relating to an expected delivery at an expected location, and wherein the mobile device is located within a proximity of the expected location. The method further includes detecting, by the mobile device, that a delivery service has arrived at the expected location with a package. The method further includes, in response to determining, by the mobile device, that the package corresponds to the expected delivery, authorizing, by the mobile device, the package to be left at the expected location by transmitting the digital signature to a delivery device associated with the delivery service.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
storing, by one or more computer processors in a mobile device, a digital signature, wherein the digital signature is associated with information relating to an expected delivery at an expected location, wherein the digital signature includes a tag with information relating to the expected delivery, wherein the tag is utilized in determining that a package corresponds to the expected delivery, wherein the information relating to the expected delivery includes a tracking number, an order number, a merchant or seller, a time of purchase, a delivery company, and an expected date for delivery, and wherein the mobile device is located within a proximity of the expected location;
detecting, by one or more computer processors in the mobile device, that a delivery service has arrived at the expected location with the package, wherein detecting that a delivery service has arrived at the expected location with a package includes:
detecting a sound emitted by a doorbell or a knocking sound on a door,
receiving an indication from a smart doorbell that a delivery service has arrived with the package,
receiving an input from a security camera, and
receiving a transmission from a delivery device relating to the package; and

in response to determining, by one or more processors in the mobile device, that the package corresponds to the expected delivery, authorizing, by one or more processors in the mobile device, the package to be left at the expected location by transmitting the digital signature to a delivery device associated with the delivery service, wherein the transmitting of the digital signature to the delivery device is performed using near-field communication (NFC), and wherein the authorizing is further in response to detecting that an intended recipient of the expected delivery is unavailable to answer the door to sign for the package;
wherein detecting that the intended recipient of the expected delivery is unavailable to answer the door to sign for the package comprises:
determining a proximity value of the intended recipient in relation to the expected location, wherein the proximity value is determined based a location of the mobile device and whether the mobile device is connected to a same network as a smart doorbell installed at the expected location,
determining whether a security system is armed,
determining whether any movements are detected inside a home by one or more motion detectors or one or more security cameras,
determining whether water is running inside the home, and
determining whether any appliances inside the home are being used.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Duquene Joel
• Johnson Jr Morris S
• Jones Ii Shelton M
• Miller Adrienne Y

Classifications

• G06Q10/083 Primary

  Shipping · CPC title

• G06F2221/2111

  Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS · CPC title

• H04L9/3247 Primary

  involving digital signatures · CPC title

• H04L2209/805

  Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor · CPC title

• G06F21/604

  Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems · CPC title